HISTORY MUSEUM OF ARMENIA

Magic Bowl

The Shengavit bowl is an object of ritual significance, in the ornamental design of which images connected with the elements of nature necessary for fertility are manifested. In the centre of the composition is the round ritual hearth with three- winged protuberances, while surrounding it are birds combined with serpent-like bodies, a swastika and a bowl-circle symbolizing the Moon.

Collection : Archaeological collection

Period : Early Bronze Age

Era : 3rd millennium BC

Location : Yerevan

Place : Shengavit

Material : Clay

Inventar # : 2392-36